The Doug Batchelor Story: From Caveman to Christian

by Marilyn Tooker (Adapter)

As the teenage son of a millionaire father and a show-business mother, Doug Batchelor had everything money could buy-everything but happiness. He used drugs, fought at school, and entertained suicidal fantasies.Disgusted with himself and convinced that life held no purpose, Doug was determined to grab all the fun and excitement he could find. Before his search ended, a cave in the hills above Palm Springs became his home. And although his father owned a yacht, a lear jet, and an airline, Doug would eventually scavenge for food in garbage bins. The happiness Doug wanted eluded him until the day he began reading the dust-covered Bible a fellow "searcher" had left behind in his cave. What happened next can only be described as a miracle.

Genres: Christian, Religion

127 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 1 out of 5]

"A frightening percentage of them were homosexuals" page 6
Not going to be a happy ending there.

An awful book, the author jumps around from one disaster to another making rushed and rash decisions along the way. Early in his life he says he stole etc but no hint of how those he stole from felt, no apology etc. The entire book is Doug all the way down. At one point he "reasons" that if he gets $4 from somebody after being broke then tadaaa God exists. A seriously deluded mindset. Confirmation bias in action. The title is ironically apt in the sense that he stills lives in plato"s cave unable to grasp reality. An excellent case study in otherwise intelligent person having his brain go to indoctrinated mush.
An alternative title might be "How not to think".

[Brynna Schiller · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book many years ago as a teen and enjoyed it thouroughly. I still recommend it as well as the Amazing Facts website. Doug Batchelor is a fantastic teacher of Biblically sound faith principals. I don't think of him as a preacher because he guides and answers questions like a Rabbi more than lecturing at an audience. This book tells how his life was turned around and guided into a deep relationship with God when he was just getting away from the materialistic world he'd been raised in.

[Briana · Rating 3 out of 5]

My Grandma's eye doctor gave her this book and then she gave it to me. Doug's life proves that money (millionaire status) doesn't guarantee love or happiness and God doesn't abandon anyone, people can change for the better. I am Catholic so a lot of the Seventh-day Adventist passages went over my head. However, still worth a read if you like conversion stories.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

God calls the ordinary to serve him. This proves that no matter what your background is, God calls everyone to serve him and to minister to others. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to hear a great story.

[Candice]

For some reason the place I had my cataract surgery sent me this book 6 months after I had the surgery.

[Vanne Stch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! it's an incredible memoir. I am so glad to get to know such an amazing facts from the early life of a man whom I watch lots of videos on YouTube all the time. Highly recommended memoir.

[Joe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, what an amazing story! The changes the Lord can make in people's lives is truly miraculous!